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IN RE PETITION OF CARTER

No. 33064.

640 S.E.2d 96 (2006)

In re The Petition of Blake A. CARTER, A Minor, by Christina M. Karawan for Change of Name to Blake A. Karawan.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided: November 9, 2006.

Dissenting Opinion of Justice Benjamin December 14, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Proctor, Esq., Underwood Law Offices, Huntington, for Appellant.

Julia B. Shalhoup, Esq., Charleston, for Appellee.

PER CURIAM.

This case is before this Court upon appeal of a final order of the Circuit Court of Kanawha County entered on August 26, 2005. In that order, the circuit court held that reasonable and probable cause existed for changing the name of Blake Andrew Carter, a minor, to Blake Andrew Karawan. In this appeal, Blake Carter's biological father, appellant Kenneth Carter, maintains that the circuit court erred when it granted the name change. Blake, through his mother...

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